Atlantic Center Sets Summer Program With Master Artists

May 21, 1985|By Pat LaMee of The Sentinel Staff

Officials of the Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, are preparing for the Aug. 5 to 23 artists-in-residence program that will feature jazz musician Charlie Haden, playwright Romulus Linney and sculptor James Surls.

Applications from artists wishing to study for three weeks with the masters will be accepted until June 5. Those accepted for the three-week session will be notified by July 5. The registration fee is $200 and student artists must provide their own transportation, lodging and food, center officials said.

Haden has received many awards including the Guggenheim Fellowship and a Grammy nomination. Last year his ''Ballad of the Fallen'' was named record of the year by the 32nd annual International Critic's Poll. Linney has written three novels and many plays and among his awards is the 1980 award in Literature from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters.

Surls' work is in the collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Houston Fine Arts Museum and he has received a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship.

Further information about applying for a fellowship is available at the center, 1414 Art Center Ave.

-- A large number of summer activities will be sponsored by the New Smyrna Beach Recreation Department, which will again offer a seven-week Summer Fun Center program.

The centers will open June 10 and will accept participants until July 26. Children ages 6-12 can take advantage of supervised activities and field trips at three area schools: Chisholm, Read-Pattillo and Coronado.

The department will offer free transportation for swimming lessons at Aqua Park in Edgewater if interest warrants. Advance registration is required.

Among programs available are gymnastics, tumbling for children, racquetball, surfing, ballet, tap dancing, pastel drawing, karate and baton lessons. An open gymnasium and weight training program and a Stingray football camp for junior high school students also are on the schedule.

Further information is available at the recreation office, 132 Canal St. Brochures outlining the activities, times, locations and fees are available at the U.S. post office on Canal Street, Brannon Memorial Library, the New Smyrna Beach-Edgewater Chamber of Commerce and recreation buildings in the city.

-- Chuck Durant will be the caller for the Drifters Square Dance Club at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Coronado Civic Center. The dance is open to visitors.

-- Florida Shores Property Owners Association will sponsor a Memorial Day picnic at 3 p.m. Sunday at the clubhouse. Barbecue chicken, baked potatoes, salad, coffee and dessert will be served for $4 per person. Reservations should be made with club officials.